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Katie Raitz: Give everyone a better chance to vote

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04/27/2013 01:00:00 AM MDT

I was working as a poll monitor at a church in Jefferson County. The day went smoothly and people were able to get in and out of the polls easily. The church was near a high school and I reached out to many of the students walking by to see if they've voted.

One student had just turned 18 earlier that week. She was eager to vote and came toward the church. When I asked her if she knew if she was in the right precinct, she said she didn't know. I asked her if she could remember what her registration said, and she said she hadn't registered. It was heartbreaking to tell this young person that she wasn't allowed to vote in this election because she hadn't registered.

Colorado House Bill 1303 would have changed her story. We should engage voters early on in their voting careers.

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